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10 Brocade 5000 Hardware Reference Manual

Publication Number: 53-1000424-03

Configuring the Brocade 5000

4. If the serial port is no longer required, log out of the serial console, remove the serial cable,

and replace the plug in the serial port.

Creating an Ethernet Connection

To create an Ethernet connection to the Brocade 5000:

1. Remove the plug from the Ethernet port.

2. Connect an Ethernet cable to the switch Ethernet port and to the workstation or to an Ethernet

network containing the workstation.

NOTE

At this point, the switch can be accessed remotely, by command line or by Brocade Advanced Web

Tools. Ensure that the switch is not being modified from any other connections during the remaining

tasks.

Completing Switch Configuration

To complete the switch configuration:

1. Log on to the switch by telnet.

2. Modify the domain ID if required.

The default domain ID is 1. If the switch is not powered on until after it is connected to the

fabric and the default domain ID is already in use, the domain ID for the new switch is

automatically reset to a unique value. If the switch is connected to the fabric after is has been

powered on and the default domain ID is already in use, the fabric segments. To find the

domain IDs that are currently in use, run the fabricShow command on another switch in the

fabric.

a. Disable the switch by typing the switchDisable command.

b. Enter the configure command.

The command prompts display sequentially; enter a new value or press Enter to accept

each default value.

c. Enter y after the “Fabric parameters” prompt:

Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y

d. Enter a unique domain ID (such as the domain ID used by the previous switch, if still

available):

Domain: (1..239) [1] 3

e. Complete the remaining prompts or press Ctrl-D to accept the remaining settings without

completing all the prompts.

f. Enable the switch by entering the switchEnable command.

7. Optionally, specify any custom status policies:

a. Enter the switchStatusPolicySet command at the prompt.

This command sets the policy parameters that determine overall switch status.

b. Customize the status policies as desired.

To deactivate the alarm for a condition, type 0 at the prompt for that condition.